Signoes to john webneb



Dec. 13,` 1927. 1,652,226

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TEEODORE WERNER AND 'CHARLES' LL. WERNER, 0E ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, VAssIGNoRs ToJoHN WERNER-a soNsfrNc., 0E ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORA-A mroN'oE NEW YORK.

Applica-rion- V`ined April .19,

` f The present invention relates to :candy forming -machines and moreparticularly v.to the type iny which'fthe vcandy is'ftormedrbetween .twoforming rolls upona supporting. roll, one ofthe forming rollsbeingmovable relatively tothe other iIiIorder to ipermitithe dischargeof the lcandy 4between the fmovable forming iroll "and the supportingroll. An object of this invention is to provi'de in @conneetion with amachine of the above mentioned type an ejecting 'mechanism which willpositively insu-reth'e vdischarge of the candy between the movableforming and the supporting roll.

'Io these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described; thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims: e

In theV drawings: Fig. 1 is a vertical section through a candy formingmachine of the type illustrated in the patent to John Werner grantedNov. 28, 1916, No. 1,206,069, equipped with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the candy forming rolls and supporting rolloperatin on the candy and showing the directions o rotation of the roll;and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view Vof the ejectingmechanism.

eferring to the of the invention, 1

illustrated emobodiment indicates the sidel frames of the machine onwhich is rotatably mounted a supporting roll 1 and two candy forming rols 2 and 3. In Fig. 2 is shown the direction of rotation of these rollsand -they may be rotated in any suitable manner, a form of driving meansbeing illustrated in the qWerner patent hereinbefore mentioned. Thecandy `torrning roll 3 is supported to move in guides 4 and is moved onthe guides by two arms 5 at opposite ends of the roll as in the Wernerpatent hereinbefore mentioned. These arms extend from a rock shaft 6 onwhich is arranged an arm 7 connected by a pitman 8 to a treadle notshown but illustrated in such Werner patent. A spring 9 connects with anarm 10 on the shaft 6 and holds the roller 3 with the yielding pressuretoward the roller 2.

It has been found that while, in mostinstances, the candy will beejected from the munir-EnRivrINs` MACHINE.

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supporting roller 1 when :the .roller ASis moved `away Yfrom ithe`roller 'as shown in Fig. ,2. Nevertheless, in .some instances, thecandymaintains :its position on the .supporting roll. To overcome/this1obj'ectionian ejecting mechanism which will act'positivel-y on thecandy to ydisplace .it from 'ithepsupporting roll 'has lbeen provided.This ejecting mechanism, 1in ithis instance, embodies .a bar 11 havingits ends guidedon rodsi12 sup-A ported :by A beneath the AStorming=ro'lll 2.? This `bar flil carries a plurality or' fingers 14 one foreach piece of candy formed by the two candy forming rolls 2 and 8 at oneoperation, for

it will be understood that each of the rolls 2 and 3 have annularcutting edges which coact to cut the separate candy pieces as in thebefore mentioned patent, whereas the lower roll 1 has grooves 16 inwhich these cutting edges operate. The fingers 14 of the ejectormechanism operate between the supporting roller 1 and the candy formnroller 2 in the spaces between the cutting e ges l15 lof said formingroller 2. Normally these fingers are held out of contact with the candyby springs 17 surrounding the guide rods 12 and abutting the brackets 13and the bar 11. The end of the tingers are however in close proximity tothe candy bein formed so that only a slight movement of t e lingers inthe direction of their lengths is required to engagethe candy and ejectthe same from the machine.

Movement of the fingers may be effected in any suitable manner, in thisinstance, the

shaft 6 carries an additional arm 18 which is adaptedto engage anadjustable abutment 19 on the bar 11 when the shaft is operated to movethe roller 3 away from the roller 2 so that a common mechanism isprovided which effects the separation of the roller 2 and 3 and alsooperates the ejector mechanism.

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis:

1. In a candy forming machine, the combination with" a supporting rolland two candy forming rolls for cooperating with candy on the supportingroll, one of the candy forming rolls being movable relatively to theother to permit the discharge of the candy between it and the supportingroll7 brackets 13 afromfthe .side :trames =1j of ejeeting means mountedto operate between the supporting roll and the other candy forming roll.

2. In a candy forming machine, the Combination with a supporting rolland two candy forming rolls for cooperating with candy on the supportingroll, lone of the candy forming rolls being movable relatively to theother to permit the discharge oi the candy between it and the supportingroll, of ejeoting means mounted to operate between the supporting rolland the other candy forming roll, and a common operating means formoving the movable candy forming roll and operating the ejecting means.

8. Ina candy forming machine, the Combination with a supporting roll andtwo candy forming rolls provided with annulaicutting. edges, one of saidcandy forming rolls being movable relatively fto the other to permit thedischarge of candy between it and the supporting roll7 of ejecting meansprovided with a plurality of lingers operating between the supportingroll and the other candy forming roll in the spaces between the cuttingedges of such other candy forming rolls. Y

4. In a candy forming machine, the combination with a supporting roll,and two candy forming rolls provided with annular cutting edges,V one ofsaid rolls being nio'vable relatively to the other to permit thedischarge of candy between it and thesupporting roll, a shaft havingmeans connecting it withv the movable supporting roll to move the latteraway from the other supporting roll, a bar guided on the :trame andhaving a plurality of lingers projecting'be tween the other candyforming roll and the supporting roll in thespaces between the 40cuttingedges on such candy formingv roll, spring means holding thefingers away from the candy, and anarm on the shaft for oooperating withthebar to move the fingers toward the candy.

. THEoDoRE WERNER..l

CHARLES L. WERNER.v

